Chess Tips (Chess For Beginners)

Chess For Beginners

Here a few chess tips:
1)In the chess opening, avoid moving the same chess piece twice. This will help you get your chess pieces activated quicker.

2)Clear out the area between your king and rook as soon as possible so you can castle early.

3)Move pawn to e4 on your first move. Then focus on controlling the center of the chess board.

5)Always capture towards the center whenever possible.

6)Avoid placing knights and bishops on the edge of the chess board.

7)Use pawns to support bigger pieces, never have bigger pieces support other big pieces or pawns. This will keep stronger pieces available for attacks.

8)Always ask yourself, "If I were my opponent, what would be my next best move?" Then find a way to either prevent that move or plan a counter move that will make your opponent sorry for making his.

9)If you are even in material or slightly ahead, don't be afraid to trade off pieces evenly including queens. This will clear the chess board of clutter and make your lead more obvious. It will also make for a quicker game.

*Remember that a lone bishop can only capture on 50% of the board. (White squares only, or black only depending on the bishop). But a lone knight can capture on 100% of the board. (Both colored squares as he alternates on each move.) This may be important if you have to decide which one to sacrifice or trade off near the end game.*

10)Pawns are insignificant at first, but they become mightier as they move forward towards the eighth rank and become queens! Don't underestimate them! Seek out a target and hit it!

11)Whenever your opponent leaves a piece unprotected, make that your target! Most pieces work better as a team closer together than they do apart.

12)Don't just watch for opportunities for forks, pins and skewers. Look for ways to create them! Entice your opponent into those situations with small sacrifices.
Chess For Beginners